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Six dead in Russian airstrikes, hours after Trump shelves bid for Putin talks
The drone and missile attacks on Ukraine came as the US president put on hold his plans for an imminent summit in Budapest.
Grooming gangs inquiry will never be watered down, home secretary says, after survivors resign from panel ā UK politics live
Keir Starmer likely to face PMQs grilling on claims the inquiry has descended into āchaosāAnother topic that is likely to come up at PMQs today is a Times report saying that Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, who was only appointed in December last year, is expected to be replaced within months.In July Rowena Mason, the Guardianās Whitehall editor, revealed that Keir Starmer regretted appointing Wormald. āMultiple sources said some people around Starmer were growing to view the choice of Wormald as ādisastrousā for the prospects of radical reform of the civil service and had begun to explore options for how to work around him,ā Rowena wrote.No 10 and Whitehall sources have told The Times that Sir Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, is unlikely to survive beyond January as concerns about his performance increase.Sir Keir Starmerās inner circle are concerned that the centre of government remains underpowered despite last monthās reorganisation of the prime ministerās Downing Street team.Chris is a parody of every civil service stereotype. He is given clear instructions on an issue and says we will be able to deliver it only after weāve commissioned a wide-reaching review that reports sometime in the mid-2080s.This is quite the strategy from No. 10. Undermine the Cabinet Secretary you appointed less than 12 months ago and reshuffle the two main ministers with responsibility for the civil service. I can see why you think lack of delivery is everybody elseās fault. Continue reading...